ENGLISH

Statistical Physics of Polymers: An Introduction

By Prof. Toshihiro Kawakatsu (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2004
ISBN
978-3-642-07786-9, 978-3-662-10024-0
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-10024-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9539608 bytes)
Series
Advanced Texts in Physics
Edition
1
Pages
216\222
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra;StatisticalDynamical Systems and Complexity;Physical Chemistr

Description

This textbook provides senior undergraduate and graduate students with an introduction to the basic concepts used the statistical physics of polymers. Methods of Gaussian chain statistics are discussed in detail. Applications to numerous interesting phenomena ranging from the microscopic (chain conformations, biopolymers, etc.) to the macroscopic (phase separations, rheology, etc.) are described. Readers are assumed to have taken elementary courses on statistical physics, quantum physics and mathematical physics, but prior knowledge of polymer science is not required. The book contains many illustrations and diagrams as well as exercises, which will help readers to easily and intuitively understand the concepts described in the text.

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